Leftwich (DD 984) - Naval Cruise Book

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OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT LCDR ELMER C. PRENZLOW, USN The Operations Officer is responsible for the general operations of the ship including the development of the ship’s long range schedule. He is also the ship’s principal training coordinator and is responsible for all deck and electronic surface warfare equipment, aviation, and communications facilities, and the proper performance of the Combat Information Center (CIC). The department is composed of four divisions: Combat Information Center-CIC (01), Communications (OC), Deck (OD), and Electronic Signals Warfare (OW). 01 Division is manned by Operations Specialists (OS’s) who are responsible for the operation of radar detection and identifications systems, management of various external communications including intership data links, and the operations in the ship’s Combat Information Center. OC Division is responsible for external communication via voice, teletype, data link, flashing light, semaphore, and signal flags. It is manned by Radiomen (RM’s) who manage all electronic communications received by and transmitted from the ship, and Signalmen (SM’s) who conduct visual communications. OD Division is manned by Boatswain’s Mates (BM’s) who maintain the anchors, boats, mooring lines, and underway replenishment rigs. They stand bridge watches underway and man stations during various evolutions ranging from lookout to helmsman. OW Division is manned by Electronic Warfare Technicians (EW’s) who operate and maintain the AN SLQ-32(V)2 Electronic Signals Warfare System. It is used in the detection, collection, and evaluation of electronic warfare information.

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Front Row. L-R: LTJG Alfaro. OS2 Hunt. OS2 Ellis. OS3 Hayes. LTJG Kelley Back Row. L-R: OS2 Cogbill. OS2 Goatley. OS3 Crumes. OSSN Beam, OSCS Miller 18 Front Row. L-R: OS3 Blake. OS3 York, OS1 Albritton. OSSN Azevedo. OS3 Froehle Back Row, L-R: OS3 Garrett, OS2 Bonwell. OS2 Sullivan, OSC Shelton. OS1 Sheridan. OS3 Henning